What is Benno Besson's full name?
René-Benjamin Besson
Benno Besson nickname(s):
René-Benjamin Besson, Benno Besson
Benno Besson date of birth:
November 4, 1922
How old was Benno Besson when died?
83
Where was Benno Besson born?
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
When did Benno Besson die?
February 23, 2006
What is Benno Besson nationality?
Swiss
What is Benno Besson's occupation?
Actor
Short Biography
Benno Besson (born René-Benjamin Besson; 4 November 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains; died 23 February 2006 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swiss actor and director. He had great success as director at Volksbühne Berlin, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ensemble in East-Berlin, where he went by an invitation of Bertolt Brecht in 1949. Some of his acquainted stagings were "The Dragon" by Jewgenij Schwarz, so that he travelled with Deutsches Theater all-around Europe and Asia (also in Japan), and "Der Frieden" (Aristophanes edited by Peter Hacks). He became the Intendant at Volksbühne in the 1960s and worked often with Heiner Müller. In his plays, he worked amongst others with the popular actors Fred Düren, Eberhard Esche and Ursula Karusseit.